MLA BIBLIOGRAPHY STYLE

General Rules:

• Center the title, Works Cited, at the top of the page.
• Each reference should be listed in alphabetical order by the first piece of information provided.
• The entire bibliography should be double spaced.
• Do not double "double space" between citations.
• The second line of the bibliography information is indented.
• A title of the source can be either italicized or underlined.

Books:

A Book by One Author

Pattern:

Author (Last name, First name). Title. City of Publication : Publisher, Year of Publication.

Example:

Meltzer, Milton. George Washington. New York : Franklin Watts, 1986.

A Book by Two or Three Authors

Pattern:

Author (Last name, First name), and Author (First name Last name). Title. City of Publication : Publisher, Year of Publication.

Examples:

Scott, James W., and Roland L. De Lorme. Historical Atlas of Washington . Norman , OK : University of Oklahoma Press, 1988.

A Book by Three or More Authors

Pattern:

Author (Last name, First), et. al. Title. City of Publication : Publisher, Year of Publication.

Example:

Silverstein, Alvin , et al. Steroids. Hillside , N.J. : Enslow, l992.

A Book by a Corporate Author

Pattern:

Name of Company. Title. City of Publication : Publisher, Year of Publication.

Example:

American Telephone and Telegraph. Annual Report, 1982. New York : American Telephone and Telegraph, 1983.

A Book with an Editor and no Author

Pattern:

Editor (Last name, First name), ed. Title. City of Publication : Publisher, Year of Publication.

Example:

Sullivan, Robert, ed. One Nation. Boston : Time Warner, 2001.

A Book with an Author and an Editor

Pattern:

Author (Last name, First name). Title. Ed. (First name Last name). City of Publication : Publisher, Year of Publication.

Example:

Newton , David E. Chemcial Elements. Ed. Lawrence W. Baker. Detroit : UXL, 1999.

A Book in a Series

Pattern:

Author (Last name, First name). Title. Name of Series. Number in Series (if there is one). City of Publication : Publisher, Year of Publication.

Example:

Kent, Deborah. The American Revolution. Berkley Heights , NJ : Enslow, 1994.

Multivolume Work

Pattern:

Author (Last name, First name). Title. Number of volumes. City of Publication : Publisher, Year of Publication.

Example:

Leish, Kenneth W. "Paul Revere's Ride." Events Before Independence : To 1775. The American Scene. 1. Danbury , CT : Grolier, 1999.

Bible - Only place specific version on the Works Cited page:

The New Jerusalem Bible. Ed. Henry Bough. New York : Doubleday, 1988.
(Incidentally, in your paper the word Bible should not be underlined.

ENCYCLOPEDIAS-Print only

General Encyclopedia or Dictionary with Author's Name (Signed article)

Pattern:

Author (Last name, First name). "Title of Article." Book Title. Edition. (Edition may just be the year.)

Example:

Tobias, Richard C. "Carnegie, Andrew." World Book Encyclopedia. 1980 ed.

General Encyclopedia, dictionary, no Author's Name (Unsigned article)

Pattern:

"Title of article." Book Title. Edition. Year. (if edition and year are different)

Example:

"Graham, Martha." Who's Who of American Women. 13th ed. 1983.

MAGAZINES, JOURNALS, NEWSPAPERS

Article from a Monthly or Bimonthly Magazine

Pattern:

Author (Last name, First name). "Title of article." Periodical. Date of Publication: Page numbers.

Example:

Jacobs, Jane. "The Dynamic of Decline." Atlantic April1984: 93-114.

Article from a Weekly or Biweekly Magazine

Pattern:

Author (Last name, First name). "Title of article." Periodical Day Month Year: Page numbers.

Example:

Arlen, Michael J. "Onward and Upward with History." New Yorker 15 Oct.

1979: 55-146.

Daily Newspaper Article with Author's Name (signed article)

Pattern:

Author (Last name, First name). "Title of article." Newspaper Day Month Year: Page numbers.

Example:

Whited, Charles. "The Priceless Treasure." Miami Herald 15 July 1973 : 12.

Daily Newspaper Article without Author's Name (unsigned article)

Pattern:

"Title of article." Newspaper Day Month Year: section number (if applicable): Page numbers.

Example:

"Culture Shock: Williamsburg and Disney World, Back to Back." New York

Times 21 Sept. 1975 , sec. 10: 1.

ELECTRONIC SOURCES

CD-ROM

"Jefferson, Thomas." The New Grolier Electronic Encyclopedia. CD-ROM. Danbury , CT : Grolier Electronic Publishing, 2004.

SOURCES FROM THE WORLD WIDE WEB

These will vary widely according to the information you can obtain from the site. Editors, authors, page numbers are sometimes not available. BUT IF YOU CANNOT FIND ANYONE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE WEBSITE AND A COPYRIGHT OR UPDATE DATE, IT IS NOT A VALID WEBSITE.

Professional Site

Pattern:

Title of Site . Institution or organization associated with web site. Date of publication or last update. Day Month Year researcher accesses site <URL>.

Examples:

Portuguese Language Page . U of Chicago . 2004. 1 May 2005 <http://humanities.uchicago.edu/romance/port/>.

Smith, John. Spanish Language Page. U of Chicago . 2002. 1 May 2002

<http://humanities.uchicago.edu/romance/port/>.

Personal Site

Pattern:

Author (Last name, First name). Home page (if no title). Date of publication or last update. Day Month Year researcher accesses site <URL>.

Example:

Lancashire, Ian. Home page. 2004. 1 May 2005 <http://www.chass.utoronto.ca:8080/~ian/index.html>.

Work from a Subscription Service (These sites are clearly designated as subscriptions on the West Valley Junior High Library Research Resources website.)

Pattern:

Author (Last name, First name). "Title of Article." Original Reference Material. Publication date. Name of Subscription Service. Name of Library, City, State. Day Month Year researcher accesses site <URL>.

Examples:

Higginbottom, Don. “American Revolution.” Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia. 2007. Grolier Online. West Valley Junior High Library, Yakima , WA . 16 April 2007 <gme.grolier.com>.

"American Revolution." Dictionary of American History. 2007. Infotrac. West Valley High School Library, Yakima , WA . 4 July 2000 <http://infotrac.com>.

"News Reporters (100023)." WOIS On-line. WOIS/the Career Information System. West Valley Junior High School Library, Yakima , WA . 31 October 2005 <http://www.wois.org>.

Interviews

Winfrey, Oprah. Personal interview. 19 August 2004 .